Nyah
NY-ah
Popularity
#2205
Letters
4
Syllables
1
Origin
African
Total Births
5,384
Peak Year
#552 in 2001
First Recorded
1980
Style
Modern & Trendy
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Nyah is a modern name of uncertain origin. It may be a shortened form of names like Nehemiah or a respelling of Nia, a Swahili name meaning 'purpose'.
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